added sending params object in handleStatus in comms.js and using params object in status event in red.js. added test for handleStatusEvent with params for comms.js

packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/red.js

@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ var RED = (function() {
             var node = RED.nodes.node(parts[1]);
             if (node) {
                 if (msg.hasOwnProperty("text") && msg.text !== null && /^[@a-zA-Z]/.test(msg.text)) {
-                    msg.text = node._(msg.text.toString(),{defaultValue:msg.text.toString()});
+                    msg.text = node._(msg.text.toString(),{defaultValue:msg.text.toString(), ...(msg.params || {})});
                 }
                 node.status = msg;
                 node.dirtyStatus = true;

packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/comms.js

@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ function handleStatusEvent(event) {
             fill: event.status.fill,
             shape: event.status.shape
         };
+        const params = event.status.params;
+        if(params && typeof params === "object" && !Array.isArray(params)){
+            status.params = params;
+        }
         publish("status/"+event.id,status,true);
     }
 }

test/unit/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/comms_spec.js

@@ -286,6 +286,27 @@ describe("runtime-api/comms", function() {
             }).catch(done);
         })
 
+        it('retains non-blank status message with parameters', function(done) {
+            eventHandlers['node-status']({
+                id: "node1234",
+                status: {
+                    text: "path.to.status.locale",
+                    params: {
+                        myParam0: "test"
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+            messages.should.have.length(0);
+            comms.addConnection({client: clientConnection}).then(function() {
+                return comms.subscribe({client: clientConnection, topic: "status/#"}).then(function() {
+                    messages.should.have.length(1);
+                    messages[0].should.have.property("topic","status/node1234");
+                    messages[0].should.have.property("data",{text:"path.to.status.locale", fill: undefined, shape: undefined, params: { myParam0: "test"} });
+                    done();
+                });
+            }).catch(done);
+        });
+
         it('retained messages get cleared',function(done) {
             eventHandlers['comms']({
                 topic: "my-event",